tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post4033951650801445570..comments2023-10-29T10:47:53.425+01:00Comments on Expat-Experience: Touch of Xenophobia?Global Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14829642620261054318noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-1961548538971518332008-06-18T08:38:00.000+02:002008-06-18T08:38:00.000+02:00Way too late, but I know, I know! It shows how con...Way too late, but I know, I know! It shows how concerned the Swiss are about staying kosher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-34476506797692681842008-06-18T08:34:00.000+02:002008-06-18T08:34:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.pthalocyaninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171295300979552454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-18384024196234772242007-08-05T18:35:00.000+02:002007-08-05T18:35:00.000+02:00zurückschicken ist das beste was mensch tun kann! ...zurückschicken ist das beste was mensch tun kann! siehe unsere initiative.schreiberkollektivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357206532153213212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-7360727124319072512007-08-05T17:15:00.000+02:002007-08-05T17:15:00.000+02:00I actually think it's just the black sheep angle. ...I actually think it's just the black sheep angle. The press even called Al Gore III a "schwarzer Schaf" after his recent arrest. Plus the use of the sheep lets them make a play on words. Sheep is Schaf in German. "Sicherheit schaffen" is to acheive security, and an expulsion is an "Ausschaffung."<BR/><BR/>It's a racist initiative, for sure, but not against blacks actually. It's targeted against young men out of the Balkans, especially Kosovars/Albanians, who are being blamed for pretty much all of the "Jungendgewalt" (youth violence) these days and are the undesireables de jour.swissmisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148758243391482706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-37618948976020282132007-08-03T15:06:00.000+02:002007-08-03T15:06:00.000+02:00These were some of the similar gems that we saw wh...These were some of the similar gems that we saw when we first moved to Basel implying that Brown People (and more specifically, Muslims) were going to take over:<BR/><BR/>http://expatter.blogspot.com/2004/09/youre-not-welcome.html<BR/><BR/>http://expatter.blogspot.com/2004/09/political-symbolism.htmlKirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076964401233678093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-18731258645169072672007-08-02T09:09:00.000+02:002007-08-02T09:09:00.000+02:00Oy! I'm speechless.Oy! I'm speechless.christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991148606497381478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-42216679438521063002007-08-01T17:43:00.000+02:002007-08-01T17:43:00.000+02:00Like your return note!Like your return note!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-89937454067579211912007-08-01T02:43:00.000+02:002007-08-01T02:43:00.000+02:00This shit exisits in America too. I'd return to s...This shit exisits in America too. <BR/><BR/>I'd return to sender.Impossible Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16637121818066780108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-7984249552330584372007-07-31T14:47:00.000+02:002007-07-31T14:47:00.000+02:00We got this too! It's no where near as bad as the ...We got this too! It's no where near as bad as the "Auslaender raus!" mailings I used to receive regularly in Germany. Now those were charming...Julhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075537123043560936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-5277979829664006492007-07-31T08:24:00.000+02:002007-07-31T08:24:00.000+02:00I am not so convinced that this is simply the inno...I am not so convinced that this is simply the innocent use of a black sheep.<BR/><BR/>And thanks for the tip, Greg. I am sending it back to them with a note that states (in German, of course): Stop sending xenophobic garbage, you racist pigs!Global Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14829642620261054318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-34173484651137200202007-07-30T23:19:00.000+02:002007-07-30T23:19:00.000+02:00I can see how this could be construed as racist, b...I can see how this could be construed as racist, but if you painted that sheep pink or blue or orange it wouldn't carry the same message as the well-known "black sheep" cliche, that has nothing to do with african or dark-skinned people.Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792375260633790983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-24078874318156924582007-07-30T22:39:00.000+02:002007-07-30T22:39:00.000+02:00I guess one can read into this whatever one wants,...I guess one can read into this whatever one wants, but I'm just going to go with the generic "black sheep of the family" angle.The Big Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399330438126032649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-39512377133614726462007-07-30T22:09:00.000+02:002007-07-30T22:09:00.000+02:00It's post-paid, so drop the card into the mail to ...It's post-paid, so drop the card into the mail to cost these folks a few rappen. Feel free to deface it in any way you see fit before you send it off.<BR/><BR/>It's a shame that it isn't an envelope that one can fill with all sorts of things that weigh a bit so you can cost them some serious cash.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11493786670139214732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-32681211454621146892007-07-30T21:57:00.000+02:002007-07-30T21:57:00.000+02:00whoops - belong, not below..whoops - belong, not below..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455800980666388178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-37593094140055184792007-07-30T21:56:00.000+02:002007-07-30T21:56:00.000+02:00I think it's saying that if you stick out like a s...I think it's saying that if you stick out like a sore thumb you don't below... But maybe I'm being a bit nice..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455800980666388178noreply@blogger.com